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Planning Commission elects Commissioner Driggs as chair; Schmunk remains vice chair
Summary
The Springfield Planning Commission voted by voice to elect Commissioner Driggs as chair for the remainder of the session and to keep Vice Chair Schmunk as vice chair; the commission also approved corrected minutes from Oct. 7, 2025.
At the regular meeting following the CIP work session, the Springfield Planning Commission voted to elect Commissioner Driggs as chair for the remainder of the session and to retain Vice Chair Schmunk as vice chair. Staff explained the vacancy followed Chair Buck's appointment to the City Council and his subsequent resignation from the commission.
A nomination and second were recorded, and the commission approved the officer appointments by voice vote; the transcript does not list individual roll-call tallies. The commission also approved minutes from the Oct. 7, 2025 meeting with a correction noting an uncontested ex parte contact disclosure.
The commission chair and vice chair will carry out preparatory staff meetings (typically the Monday before regular meetings) and lead the commission through the upcoming CIP review and other agenda items through the remainder of the session.
